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Jonah's prayer

2 From inside the fish's stomach, Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.

² He said,

‘When I was in trouble, I called out to the Lord ,
and he answered my prayer.
Yes, I called out to you for help from the deep hole of death,
and you heard my prayer. ^{[ a ]}
³ You threw me into the deep water,
and I fell into the middle of the sea.
The deep water covered me.
You sent big waves to roll over me.
⁴ I said to myself,
“You have sent me far away from you.
Now I will never see your holy temple again.” ^{[ b ]}
⁵ The deep water of the sea covered me,
so that my life was in danger.
The plants in the sea were all around my head.
⁶ I went very deep in the water,
as far as the bottom of the mountains.
Deep in the earth, I was in a prison,
and its gates had shut for ever.
But, Lord , my God,
you brought me up from that deep hole.
⁷ When my life was nearly gone, I prayed to you, Lord .
In your holy temple, you heard my prayer for help.
⁸ Idols cannot help.
People who worship them have turned away from a faithful God.
⁹ But as for me, I will sing to thank you.
I will offer a sacrifice to you.
I will do everything that I have promised to do.
The Lord is the one who saves people!’

¹⁰ Then the Lord told the great fish to spit Jonah out from its stomach. So it dropped Jonah onto the shore.

Footnotes

2:2 The stomach of the great fish seemed as if it was Jonah's grave. He calls it the deep hole of death, the place where people go when they die.
2:4 Or possibly: ‘But I know that I will see your holy temple again.’

Jonah’s Prayer

2 While Jonah was in the stomach of the fish, he prayed to the Lord his God. He said,

² “I was in very bad trouble.
I called to the Lord for help,
and he answered me.
I was deep in the grave.
I cried to you,
and you heard my voice.

³ “You threw me into the sea.
Your powerful waves splashed over me.
I went down, down into the deep sea.
The water was all around me.
⁴ Then I thought, ‘Now I must go where you cannot see me,’
but I continued looking to your holy Temple for help.

⁵ “The seawater closed over me.
The water covered my mouth,
and I could not breathe. ^{[ a ]}
I went down, down into the deep sea.
Seaweed wrapped around my head.
⁶ I was at the bottom of the sea,
the place where the mountains begin.
I thought I was locked in this prison forever,
but the Lord my God took me out of my grave.
God, you gave me life again!

⁷ “My soul gave up all hope,
but then I remembered the Lord .
I prayed to you,
and you heard my prayers in your holy Temple.

⁸ “Some people worship useless idols,
but those statues never help them. ^{[ b ]}
⁹ I will give sacrifices to you,
and I will praise and thank you.
I will make special promises to you,
and I will do what I promise.”
Salvation only comes from the Lord !

¹⁰ Then the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out of its stomach onto the dry land.

Footnotes

Jonah 2:5 mouth, and I could not breathe Or “The water surrounded me to my soul.” The Hebrew word for soul also means “life,” “self,” or “appetite,” and “throat” or “mouth.”
Jonah 2:8 Or “People who worship useless things have left the one who is kind to them.”

2 ¹ ^{[ a ]} From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. ² He said:

“In my distress I called ^{( A )} to the Lord , ^{( B )}
and he answered me.
From deep in the realm of the dead ^{( C )} I called for help,
and you listened to my cry.
³ You hurled me into the depths, ^{( D )}
into the very heart of the seas,
and the currents swirled about me;
all your waves ^{( E )} and breakers
swept over me. ^{( F )}
⁴ I said, ‘I have been banished
from your sight; ^{( G )}
yet I will look again
toward your holy temple.’ ^{( H )}
⁵ The engulfing waters threatened me, ^{[ b ]}
the deep surrounded me;
seaweed was wrapped around my head. ^{( I )}
⁶ To the roots of the mountains ^{( J )} I sank down;
the earth beneath barred me in forever.
But you, Lord my God,
brought my life up from the pit. ^{( K )}

⁷ “When my life was ebbing away,
I remembered ^{( L )} you, Lord ,
and my prayer ^{( M )} rose to you,
to your holy temple. ^{( N )}

⁸ “Those who cling to worthless idols ^{( O )}
turn away from God’s love for them.
⁹ But I, with shouts of grateful praise, ^{( P )}
will sacrifice ^{( Q )} to you.
What I have vowed ^{( R )} I will make good.
I will say, ‘Salvation ^{( S )} comes from the Lord .’”

¹⁰ And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.

Footnotes

Jonah 2:1 In Hebrew texts 2:1 is numbered 1:17, and 2:1-10 is numbered 2:2-11.
Jonah 2:5 Or waters were at my throat

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